The psalms of the day are shown here. If you are reciting more than one daytime hour (Terce, Sext, None) today, use the psalms of the day at one hour and the complementary psalms at the others.SPECIAL FOR TODAY: If you are celebrating None today, you must use the psalms of the day at None, and use the complementary psalms now.

PSALMS OF THE DAY

Psalm 118 (119): 105-112

The angel Gabriel said to Mary, ‘Rejoice, most highly favoured one! The Lord is with you. Of all women you are the most blessed.’

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet,

a light for my journey.

I have firmly sworn to keep your just laws.

Lord, I am greatly afflicted:

revive me as you have promised.

Lord, accept the vows I make,

and teach me your judgements.

I hold my life in my hands,

I remember your laws.

The wicked placed a trap for me,

but I did not wander from your commandments.

Your decrees are my inheritance for ever,

they are the joy of my heart:

my heart is set on carrying them out,

for ever, until the end.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Psalm 69 (70)God, come to my aid

God, come to my aid;

Lord, hurry to help me.

Throw into fear and confusion

the ones who seek my life.

Throw them back, ashamed,

the ones who seek harm for me.

Turn them back in confusion,

the ones who mock me.

But let all who seek you rejoice in you.

Let them always say ‘God is great,’

those who delight in your saving help.

But I am poor and destitute.

God, hurry to me.

You are my helper and liberator:

Lord, do not delay.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Psalm 74 (75)The Lord, judge over all

We shall give you thanks, O God,

give thanks and call on your name.

We shall recount your marvels.

At the moment that I have decreed

I shall hand down my judgements.

If the earth trembles with all that is in it,

it is I who set firm its pillars.

I have said to the boastful, ‘Stop boasting!’

I have said to the wicked, ‘Stop showing off your strength!’

Stop flaunting your strength to the heavens;

stop speaking boldly against God!

For triumph does not come

from the east or the west;

it does not come from the wilderness.

It is God who is the judge:

he raises some, abases others.

The cup in the Lord’s hand

is foaming with wine that is drugged.

He pours it out and they will drain it.

All the sinners of the earth shall drink.

But I will proclaim him for ever,

and sing of the God of Jacob.

I will smash the strength of the wicked,

and the power of the just shall prevail.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

The angel Gabriel said to Mary, ‘Rejoice, most highly favoured one! The Lord is with you. Of all women you are the most blessed.’

OR:

At the daytime hours (Terce, Sext, None) when you don’t choose to use the psalms of the day, use the complementary psalms instead.

COMPLEMENTARY PSALMS

Psalm 122 (123)The Lord guards his people

The angel Gabriel said to Mary, ‘Rejoice, most highly favoured one! The Lord is with you. Of all women you are the most blessed.’

To you I lift up my eyes,

to you who dwell in the heavens.

Like the eyes of a servant watching his master,

like the eyes of a maid on her mistress’s hands,

so we keep our eyes on the Lord our God,

as we wait for his kindness.

Take pity on us, Lord, take pity:

we have had our fill of contempt.

Our souls have had their fill

of the laughter of the rich,

of the contempt of the proud.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Psalm 123 (124)Our help is in the name of the Lord

If the Lord had not been with us

(so let Israel sing),

If the Lord had not been with us

when men rose up against us,

they might have skinned us alive,

such was their anger.

The waters could have drowned us,

the torrent poured over us,

the foaming waters poured over us.

Blessed be the Lord, who saved us

from being torn to pieces by their teeth.

We have escaped, like a bird

from the snare of the fowler.

The snare was broken,

and we escaped.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Psalm 124 (125)The Lord guards his people

Those who trust in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion:

it cannot be shaken, it will stand firm for ever.

Jerusalem – the mountains stand guard over it,

and the Lord stands guard over his people,

both now and for ever.

The sceptre of the wicked shall not rest

upon the inheritance of the just;

lest the just themselves stretch out their hands

and turn to wickedness.

Be good, O Lord, to the good

and the upright of heart.

As for those who turn away to crooked paths,

the Lord shall treat them like the doers of evil.

Peace be on Israel!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

The angel Gabriel said to Mary, ‘Rejoice, most highly favoured one! The Lord is with you. Of all women you are the most blessed.’

CONCLUSION

The Lord of Hosts says this: My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid. On that day the burden will fall from your shoulder and the yoke will cease to weigh on your neck.

℣. Remember us, Lord, for the love you bear your people.

℟. Come to us as a saviour.

Let us pray.

Deepen our faith, Lord God,

as we celebrate the great mystery of the incarnation

by which you revealed to the world the splendour of your glory

through the Virgin Mary

when she gave birth to your Son,

who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Amen.

Let us praise the Lord.

– Thanks be to God.

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